Bryan Samsoedin

Bryan joined The Block in 2022 as a research analyst and specializes in DeFi and emerging, up-and-coming primitives in the space. He holds a Bachelor of Economics.

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Searching for Alpha: Treehouse

August 14, 2024, 9:17AM EDT • DeFi Protocols

Explosive growth or speculative surge? Solana's active addresses soar as Firedancer upgrade looms

Aug 13, 2024, 1:46PM EDT • Ecosystems

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Runes protocol struggles with fee revenue as Bitcoin's conservative framework limits growth

Aug 13, 2024, 7:46AM EDT • Ecosystems

Polymarket’s open interest falls off a cliff

Aug 12, 2024, 4:26PM EDT • Ecosystems

DeFi 'dominance' hits a three-year low

Aug 12, 2024, 3:49PM EDT • DeFi

Memecoins and Layer 1s lead relief rally after market sell-off

Aug 12, 2024, 3:31PM EDT • Ecosystems

Solana sees record Jito validator tips amid rise in network activity and new token launches

Aug 08, 2024, 12:21PM EDT • Ecosystems

ETH staking reaches 27.95% as liquid restaking protocols experience exponential growth

Aug 06, 2024, 12:44PM EDT • Ecosystems

Ethereum transaction count hits five-month low as Layer 2 solutions surge

Aug 05, 2024, 3:32PM EDT • Ecosystems

FDUSD is falling flat, but still maintains a substantial presence on Binance

Jul 31, 2024, 2:31PM EDT • Markets